2023 Year in Review
I am honored and privileged to take a look back at this past year to reflect upon and thank you for all the amazing achievements we accomplished together, including…
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A Parent-to-Parent Conversation on NYC Kindergarten Applications
Tonight we hosted over 50 parents to help them understand the NYC kindergarten application process including applying to Gifted and Talented programs. Presentation and recording… Read More »A Parent-to-Parent Conversation on NYC Kindergarten Applications
Sizing up a bad law: NYC mandate to reduce class size is a mistake
“Any New Yorker who’s supportive of the inflexible new state unfunded mandate requiring the city to bring down class sizes to 20 students in kindergarten… Read More »Sizing up a bad law: NYC mandate to reduce class size is a mistake
PLACE NYC Backs Minority Report on Class Size Law
New York, NY — PLACE NYC (Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education) strongly supports the thoughtful and practical recommendations in the Class Size Minority… Read More »PLACE NYC Backs Minority Report on Class Size Law
Education News Roundup Issue #114
Class Size Group Recommends Enrollment Caps, Harvard Faces Backlash, Safety Agents Reinstated, Kindergarten Applications Open
To reduce NYC class sizes, task force pitches enrollment caps and teacher incentives
“In their minority report, the six dissenters — out of a total 48 members — recommended significantly reforming the law, such that parents would be… Read More »To reduce NYC class sizes, task force pitches enrollment caps and teacher incentives
NYC kids could be shut out of AP and honors classes under new law: critics
“While the working group urged education officials not to “eliminate” access to programming that may also include gifted and talented classes and electives, some dissenters… Read More »NYC kids could be shut out of AP and honors classes under new law: critics
Education News Roundup Issue #113
Commission Recommends to Drop Regents Exams, Mayoral Control Public Hearings, Two Decades of Learning Loss, Parent Participation Plumments
The Fine Print: Why Some New York City Parents Are Against Smaller Class Sizes
“On October 18, The New York Times published a piece entitled, “Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks,” in which the author seemed surprised at… Read More »The Fine Print: Why Some New York City Parents Are Against Smaller Class Sizes
Education News Roundup Issue #112
Screened MS Surge in D20 & Reinstated in D2, No Comparison for State Test Scores, ACT Scores Drop, Why Some Oppose Class Size Law